acquire
verb (used with object)
to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own.
have been acquiring
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present perfect progressiveof acquire.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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One result: Private-equity firms have been acquiring physician groups and outpatient facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Large health systems have been acquiring physician practices and funneling commercially insured patients into their hospitals, Whaley said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
I think it can be used to describe how American studios and networks have been acquiring South Korean and other content from East Asia to adapt for audiences in the United States.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2021
"They should not have been acquiring these doses from Covax," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2021
But the perception of "how to do it" is precisely what most of us have been acquiring.
From The Conquest of Fear by Basil King
